Glossary (continued 1)
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Russell, R. V. (Robert Vane)
Sori.—A sept of Gond and Pardhān. Sori and Khusro are the two subsepts of the Markām sept.
Soyām.—(Worshipper of seven gods.) A division of Gond in Chānda.
Srāvaka.—A Jain layman.
Sri Gaur Māla.—(A resident of Mālwa.) Subcaste of Barhai.
Srimāli.—(From the old city of Srimāl in Rājputāna.) A subcaste of Gujarāti Brāhman and Bania.
Srivāstab, Sriwāstab.—(From the old city of Srāvasti in the north of Oudh.) A well-known subcaste of Kāyasth. A subcaste of Bharbhūnja, Darzi and Teli.
Sua.—(Parrot.) A section of Chadār, Khangār and Kasār. A sept of Bhatra and Kawar.
Suda.—Synonym of Sudh.
Sudh.—A caste. A subcaste of Kolta and Lohār.
Sudha.—Synonym of Sudh.
Sudho.—Synonym of Sudh.
Sūdra.—The lowest of the four traditional castes. See Introduction. There is no Sūdra caste at present in the Central Provinces. A subcaste of Barai.
Suibadiwa.—(Sui, porcupine.) A totemistic sept of the Dhurwa Gonds in Betūl.
Sūji.—(From sui, a needle.) Synonym for Darzi.
Sukul, Shukul.—(White.) A surname of Kanaujia Brāhmans.
Sulankhi.—Subcaste of Mahli.
Sunār.—A caste of goldsmiths. Subcaste of Bishnoi.
Sundhi.—Synonym of Sundi.
Sungaria.—(One who keeps pigs.) Subcaste of Kumhār.
Sunni.—One of the two principal sects of Muhammadans who follow the orthodox traditions, Sunni meaning traditionist.
Sunri.—Synonym of Sundi.
Surāit.—A name signifying persons of impure or mixed descent. A subcaste of Dhākar and Halba. A subcaste of Jharia Rāwat (Ahīr) in Bastar, being the offspring of Jharia Rāwat fathers by women of other Rāwat subcastes. A subcaste of Sonkar in Kanker, consisting of the offspring of illegitimate unions. A subcaste of Jhādi Telenga, Kumhār and Marār (Māli).
Sūraj, Sūrya.—(The sun.) A section of Binjhwār, Gond, Khangār, Marār, Mowār, Rāwat (Ahīr) and Sānsia (in Sambalpur).
Sūrajdhwaja.—A subcaste of Kāyasth.
Sūrajvansi.—(Descendants of the Sun.) Name of one of the two great divisions of Rājpūts. A clan of Rājpūts. A subcaste of Barai, Khairwār and Kalār. A section of Chamār, Dhanwār, Gond and Koli.
Suratha.—A subdivision of Valmīki Kāyasth.
Sureyām.—A Gond sept named after the sui or porcupine, because, it is said, a porcupine passed by when they were worshipping their god.
Surkhi.—(Red.) A clan of Sūrajvansi Rājpūts.
Sutār.—The name of a carpenter in the Marātha Districts. Synonym of Barhai.
Suthra Shāhi.—Synonym for Nānakpanthi.
Sutsāle.—(A thread-weaver.) Subcaste of Koshti.
Suvarha.—Named after the suar or pig. Subcaste of Dhīmar.
Swāmi or Aiya (Iyer).—(Master.) A title given to leaders of the religious orders. A title of Sanādhya Brāhmans in Saugor. A subcaste of Jangam.
Swetāmbari.—A sect of Jains who put clothes on their images.
Tadvi.—A name for Muhammadan Bhīls.
Tāk, Takshac.—A clan of Rājpūts, now extinct.
Tākankar, Tākari.—(From tākna, to tap, to roughen the face of a mill-stone.) A synonym or subcaste of Pārdbi. A synonym for the Pathrot or Pathrāwat stone-workers in Berār, who are classed with Beldārs.
Takle.—(Fallen.) A subcaste of Kasār, said to consist of the descendants of persons excommunicated for sexual offences.
Tamāshawāla.—(Showman.) A name given to Nats.
Tambatkar.—(A coppersmith.) Synonym for Tamera.